Getting to know: Marion Trott

Marion Trott had a breakthrough pre-Olympic season, winning the Whistler World Cup on the Olympic track, the 2009 World Championships, and the overall World Cup title... She started in skeleton after failing to make Germany's deep national team in her first sport, luge... At age 25, Trott makes her Olympic debut in Vancouver as the gold medal favorite.

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Who am I?

As the pilot for the USA-1 bobsled, I broke a 62-year gold medal drought when my sled, the 'Night Train" won the Olympic title at the 2010 Vancouver Games. A degenerative eye condition nearly caused me to quit my sport in 2008, but corrective surgery restored my vision to 20-20.